Well, I think I've decided we should change the name of our blog to "Checketts in the Slow lane" or "Checketts, A Medical HIstory Fiasco." I'm partial to the second personally. We know how much you all love seeing our injuries and closeups.
Dayna typically writes these blog entries but I thought I would jump in on the action considering I'm flat on my back with little to do. It turns out that the black and blue ankle previously posted was black and blue for a reason. After hobbling around on it for a week with no dramatic improvement in the "sprain" I decided to swallow my pride and get an X-ray. The doctor's reaction to the x-ray was priceless. He came in asked me to jump up on the butcher paper and started touching my ankle, asking if it hurt. I said it was certainly tender on the outside, but the pain was bearable. To which he responded "Well, its broken, and broken bad I think you are going to need surgery." Turns out I didn't break my ankle but broke my fibula (the smaller of the two leg bones). So needless to say, after several "second opinions" I decided to go under the knife yesterday.
Here's my x-ray of the broken bone. Sweet, no?
Thanks to a good anesthesiologist and some percocet I am doing just fine. I will let Dayna blog about the whole surgery process. She was more coherent than I was during the process.
Thanks for all your concern, prayers, and love. I welcome any and all chocolate chip cookies and any other sympathy gifts you can think of--A Hires Big H doesn't sound bad either.
-Nate
Nate was out playing basketball with some of his friends Friday night and just as he was about to jump and get the ball one of his friends was right behind him and somehow did this!
This picture is comparing the two feet! I think you can tell the difference what do you think?
This picture is just a close up of his foot! It is so bruised! I feel horrible for him! We went to the Real Opener Saturday and we were in a place where we had to stand the whole entire game! I do have to say that I am proud of nate for standing the whole time on his foot! Way to go babe!
This is my new company logo! They were designed by my business partner's husband, Cameron Creek! He did such a great job!
GIRLS NIGHT OUT! Well, it all started when I went up to salt lake city that morning only to find out that my doctor called in sick and that there was no one else there to take out my stitches! How weird is that! Anyway, so I had to turn around from SLC and head home only to try to find someone else to take out my stitches...(because the doctor won't be in until next week...hum) So luckily my good friend Maria Creek is a nurse, so before our girls night out, she started her operation and it was great! I also had a good audience!
Then after taking out the stitches, we decided to watch the 6 hour version of Pride & Prejudice and we were going to break it up in 2 segments, but we were having so much fun that we stayed up until 2:00 in the morning! It was great! I hope we can do it again soon!
My good friend Patience was so cute and sent me this "get well soon" package! She lives in San Francisco and she even put a fresh batch of Wicked Good Cookies in there for me and they were DELICIOUS! She is the best! Also, I had some other great friends make me dinner or breakfast while I was down! I am so spoiled! Thank you everyone!
What I Have Been doing....
